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formal fallacy

deductive argument that is invalid due to faulty reasoning, regardless of the truthiness of the conclusion
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formal fallacy

Summary

formal fallacy is a type of fallacy[1]. It draws 392 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_fallacy category, ranking #5 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • formal fallacy's image is recorded as Logical Fallacies Fallacy Icon.png[3].
  • formal fallacy's instance of is recorded as type of fallacy[4].
  • formal fallacy's subclass of is recorded as fallacy[5].
  • formal fallacy's Commons category is recorded as Formal fallacies[6].
  • formal fallacy's said to be the same as is recorded as non sequitur[7].
  • formal fallacy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04gg3[8].
  • formal fallacy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Formal fallacies[9].
  • formal fallacy's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/formal-fallacy[10].
  • formal fallacy's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 12575696[11].
  • formal fallacy's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 24214604[12].
  • formal fallacy's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Formal_fallacy[13].
  • formal fallacy's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Logical_fallacy[14].

Why It Matters

formal fallacy draws 392 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_fallacy category, ranking #5 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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